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The Reform Act in Review--Twenty Months and Counting
Mike Torpey and Bobby Sepucha of Brobeck Phleger & Harrison LLP

This article details how The Reform Act changed the federal securities laws in several significant ways in an attempt to discourage frivolous securities class action lawsuits.
Ninth Circuit Puts Teeth in Securities Reform Act Requirements
Pillsbury Winthrop Shaw Pittman LLP

This article reviews Silicon Graphics decision whereby the Ninth Circuit issued an opinion that could radically reduce unjustified securities lawsuits and fulfill the promise of the Private Securities Litigation Reform Act that Congress passed in 1995.
Ninth Circuit Puts Teeth in Securties Reform Act Requirements
Pillsbury Winthrop Shaw Pittman LLP

On July 2, the Ninth Circuit issued an opinion that could radically reduce unjustified securities lawsuits and .
Congress Acts to end State-Court Securities Class Actions
Pillsbury Winthrop Shaw Pittman LLP

Good news: Congress has dealt a serious setback to securities class actions. On October 13, 1998, the House and Se.